Information managers. That is what they all are really. Not reporters, not news providers. Managers (little bureaucrats). Censorship. Propaganda. Managing images and words with the intention of manipulating our emotions -- for our own good, naturally.

They put an American-hater like Peter Jennings on every night. But the images that have changed this nation will be shown once, on one day.

I wonder if people really don't need to see this footage just so what happened isn't easily forgotten.

They do but the Corporate Media 'news' outlets are trying to undercut the Presidents War on Terrorism. Showing images of 9/11 would stiffen too many spines and throw too much support to G. Bush and his plans to deal with Saddass and his ilk.

The main thing right now, for the liberal press, are the upcoming elections. Support for Bush translates into support for Republicans at the polls. Better another terror strike than that in the liberal 'mind'.

Your are absolutly correct. Bush's war on terriorism is too "conservative" for the liberal mindset!! The corporate news hounds would much rather let their women wear burkas than support a conservative! They are all traitors to this country!

I read an AP newspaper article about this yesterday. There are some images (such as people jumping from the Twin Towers and news footage of bodies laying in the streets around the Towers) that the cable and commercial networks claim they will never show to the American people, on the grounds that they are too "disturbing". Yet this same footage was shown openly on European television.

Surely these images continue to exist in archives _somewhere_. I would like to see an independent (i.e., non-news) effort to obtain and collect this "forbidden footage", perhaps compiling it into one or more videos that could be privately purchased through the Internet.

If this happens, before long the networks will no longer be able to "keep these images in the can". And they may decide that the American people finally should be shown what really occurred on that awful day.

Sometimes the "raw truth" hurts terribly. But it is essential that Americans -- in order to come to the realization of the power of the enemy we face -- see the impact of September 11th with all its horror.

Will we have to wait until a nuclear device explodes in Manhattan before we face that reality?

The unsightly patriotism that sprang up after 9-11 was a much more horrible event to our commie news media than the actual destruction of the WTC and Pentagon itself. God forbid that they should be responsible for renewing those pro-American emotions by showing the destruction again.

These images need to be seen again to strengthen resolve so that people will not forget. Unfortunately too many people have forgotten and we have begun the slide down the path of liberalism once again.

Show these images of 9/11 24/7 in order to infuriate the American public and kill the liberal soft mindset of this country. Ideas have consequences and these images are the consequences of radical Islam and poor protectionist policies of the democrats.

".... said Thom Bird, senior producer at Fox News Channel. "The images of the planes hitting the buildings are the most powerful images related to that day."

That is precisely why they should be shown throughout the day and throughout the year. In the space of a few minutes thousands of innocent civilians were murdered and we must never allow those images to fade or soften. IMHO the moment of impact, the faces of the 19 murders and Osama, the smoking pile of rubble are as critical to a 9-11 memorial as remembering those who were lost.

I'm going to email fox news and tell them to show all the footage, especially the stuff they didn't show on the day of the attack. I guess I'll just start hitting email addresses, starting with Bill O'Reilly.

I do not know how to use HTML to attach pictures on this site - or any other site, for that matter. But I know there are plenty of you who do.

How about someone puts a big picture of the planes rammed into the buildings. And then send the thread to every one you know - liberal and conservative. When they click on the link, the pictures will be the first thing seen. The thread can also be sent to news stations. If it is too dangerous to send on FreeRepublic and could get JimRob in trouble, how about we do it from our machines at home?

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